10 September 2015
£15.99
BC Paperback
216x292 mm
9781782210672
9781782210672
128 pages
Search Press
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Sea & Sky in Acrylics
by
Dave White
YOUR GUIDE TO ACRYLIC PAINTING: Create your own stunning seascapes with this acrylic painting book featuring expert technical guidance and 3 step-by-step projects.
Acrylic painting expert Dave White introduces the simple but effective techniques he uses to paint stunning, dramatic seascapes with beautiful and realistic skies. In this acrylic painting book, you’ll receive Dave’s clear, step-by-step guidance on:
- Spattering, blending backgrounds, painting horizons, and finger painting clouds and foam
- The anatomy of waveshow they rise and collapse, creating ripples, surf, foam, and spray
- How to paint effective reflections and beaches to improve your seascapes
- How to paint all types of cloudwith a variety of innovative methods
- Capturing the moods and dramatic beauty of sunsets.
Dave’s method of creating depth in sea, beach and sky using lines projected from the vanishing point will radically improve readers’ seascapes. Finally, 3 step-by-step acrylic painting projects show how to paint a beach panorama with a rolling wave, a spectacular sunset over a calm sea, and waves crashing on rocks.
Simple but effective techniques for painting stunning seascapes
The anatomy of waves explained
Master all types of clouds
Packed with expert advice and stunning paintings
3 beautiful step-by-step demonstrations
Book ContentsIntroduction
Materials
Colour and opacity
Techniques
SEA:
The splash zone
A rising wave
A falling wave
Surf and ripples
Reflections
Beaches
Wind direction
SKY:
Selecting a vanishing point
Clouds
Moods and Sunsets
PROJECTS:
Beachcomber
The Heavens Declare
Barton Corner
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